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title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending May 2, 2025'
date: '2025-05-02T07:38:35-07:00'
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# Portland startup news for the week ending May 2, 2025

News on AI vs VC, Time to move on Portland, a Portland startup wins an Oregon literary award, upcoming events, and a new podcast. All of this and more in Portland startup news, this week. Let’s get into it…

- How AI is disrupting VC [https://www.fastcompany.com/91324189/…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3JRWHNqT0xlZW9tVUFnenlfOFJwQjhGdjlyQXxBQ3Jtc0trOGhER2pUREo1OVRVNUJWNnV5WGRMNHFEcThNYUg0N1BxZFVEYWNnOWFFQXExVGJMc0FMRlJ4ejJnQUdpZGpsdnJ6cTlTc3c4ZFdsRExlRjJxTlZTMXNoVWUtX0JHM1UwMUhkQk1nTDgwcXNrZER0SQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcompany.com%2F91324189%2Fhow-ai-is-disrupting-the-vc-and-startup-ecosystem-ai-and-startups&v=efUm91ylsqk)
- VCs is safe from AI [https://gizmodo.com/marc-andreessen-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXBfa3FQSVJybXd4WDZwSE5ocEZjSjJsWEdTQXxBQ3Jtc0tsS1RDVmpob0pqNzJLbUQtblVZelhHQndVMHJFMDFua2hYc2hpNUJEaVhCc1I2Z3I2NFl6QVhLZkk4eVRiTjZwNTNXRm9CMmZfVU0xbmk0UzlVTEhBSURVRDRKVS1jQzdod2hGc2JUU3BKaHNNem45VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Fmarc-andreessen-says-one-job-is-mostly-safe-from-ai-venture-capitalist-2000596506&v=efUm91ylsqk)
- Time to move on [https://www.republicahospitality.com/…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbExuemI0aW1JNlJlYzh5MEVIS2M3cVB2MFBLd3xBQ3Jtc0tsSzZESlZyMEhsTlJHRTRtSVF2OC1FclgtbVhHUWFvRjNBX2xXaFh0bTRWRjA2R214TEltUDRyTW0yVkM4aUpvX1ZqdnJqcjJxUmtLdThLN2l0WF9fbC1pX2FUWm1pOHJSckZfbHJ3THNEMzFOakZDaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.republicahospitality.com%2Fpost%2Ftime-to-move-on&v=efUm91ylsqk)
- Where are they now? [https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmpyR1V4Ym0wNVhfbEV0bFAzUVpsVE8xMEM4UXxBQ3Jtc0tuRndqM1k1N2l2WXpZYVJWMU9WNUk4M1FFYndUYV9Kdm9vTXVKTzJJamV0NHo5NmlSM2J6WUtXa2FQT0pMakZ4TGh3SWdXZ2JIN2F0OWd0eVVwdWd1clZIN1cydjhZU2M5d25ITWQ1ODBVUTNWUWo2NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fpie-portland-startup-community%2Fevents%2F307287191%2F&v=efUm91ylsqk)
- Portland Startup Week 2025 [https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXkzaVJ0MTF5c01pNHBSRlZNNEcxbGQtMkZuUXxBQ3Jtc0tsMHRXand5UXZKNThfV3ZtbHZvNkl0c0RDU2pXMXF5NGNfNG9saXd6dW9MVmlLZVNKS2dqTkRZa2drX1BjOUJtTG9MU0R3VEF0X0JIc1dRSmdNSUFMVnlCQXFwWUJyOFhGdkFTMjBaUE0wUk5Fb0FsSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Flu.ma%2Fpdxstartupweek&v=efUm91ylsqk)
- Help OSU Open Source Lab [https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbERQMDBzY1lYamp4VkNvcVgyZVoxVjJOMVU1d3xBQ3Jtc0tuc2o4REY0dzg0OUU3RG5TQjFpOUh5UHpUUVJ3LXdRWHlTNlFMc2RTRzAyTDdkOTV4Vl8wQXJVOEZJbjhvWGZSMlRCYVNHeHVMX1QySE5uNFlOOVFDeEJ6b0NvRUhTMmtMRTVOVGNDNnhXNGpnazBfTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fosuosl.org%2Fblog%2Fosl-future%2F&v=efUm91ylsqk)
- New podcast [ • The Long Con ](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6QlEb7IK8PiYks2dbwKgTm)

**Portland startup news chapters**

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUm91ylsqk) Portland startup news intro
- [0:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUm91ylsqk&t=21s) Artificial Intelligence vs Venture Capital
- [05:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUm91ylsqk&t=315s) Time to move on, Portland
- [09:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUm91ylsqk&t=560s) Jelani Memory and A Kids Co. receives 2025 Oregon Book Award
- [10:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUm91ylsqk&t=626s) Where are they now…? AAPI founders and community leaders
- [14:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUm91ylsqk&t=848s) OSU Open Source Lab needs your help
- [16:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUm91ylsqk&t=1006s) Fine. You win. A new podcast.